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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – UC San Diego Health is expanding its vaccination efforts and began vaccinating patients aged 65 and older against COVID-19 on Thursday, marking the beginning of a new phase of vaccination efforts. Launch of the vaccine in the region UC San Diego Health is now moving into Phase 1B-Tier 1, which includes people 65 and older and …

News this week that the COVID-19 vaccine can now be given to anyone 65 and older in Orange County has met a number of people hoping to get the shot. But for many of them, getting an appointment is difficult. Or even make certain apps and websites usable So what are the actions taken to remedy the situation and what …

Cases are starting to take place. When Colin Horsman, 85, was admitted to Doncaster Royal Hospital in late December, it was suspected of having a kidney infection. But shortly thereafter, he was infected with COVID-19 – at that time about one in four people in the hospital who had the virus had been exposed to the virus. He had a …

SAN DIEGO – It’s another scary step forward in the outbreak.San Diego County killed more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths Thursday, with health officials reporting 53 deaths. And nearly 2,600 new cases Thursday for the 45th day in a row with more than 1,000 new diagnoses, more than 3,000 infections were reported 17 times a day, while 4,000 cases were crossed …

PHOENIX – On Feb. 1, the COVID-19 testing facility at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium will be transformed into a larger vaccination facility. But the launch process in our state continues to see new challenges as Arizon residents are waiting for vaccination opportunities. The stadium transformation is part of a plan to rapidly expand vaccine access across the state. But limited …

Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office / AP / Shutterstock Steven Brandenburg A fired pharmacist in Wisconsin was suspended by a state committee after he was accused of deliberately destroying more than 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to a directive issued by the Wisconsin Pharmacy Commission granted by PEOPLE, Steven Brandenburg, 46, will not be licensed to practice in state …

The Bay Area professional sports franchises are eager to see their stadium become a mass COVID-19 vaccination facility, but neither team nor local staff seem to know if that will happen. And when Spokespersons for San Francisco Giants, Oakland A’s, San Jose Sharks and San Jose Earthquakes confirmed that their organization had contacted local government officials and healthcare providers about …

Coronavirus EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Department of Health announced Thursday that it received an additional 5,000 Covid-19 vaccines after the previous 5,000 doses had been exhausted at a large distribution earlier this week. The speech of the vaccination was added as District Judge Ricardo Samaniego and Mayor Oscar Leeser held a press conference on the success of El …

News this week that the COVID-19 vaccine can now be given to anyone 65 and older in Orange County has met a number of people hoping to get the shot. But for many of them, getting an appointment is difficult. Or even make certain apps and websites usable So what are the actions taken to remedy the situation and what …

by: Michelle Robertson, Nextstar Media Wire Post: January 14, 2021 / 3:21 p.m. PST / Update: January 14, 2021 / 3:21 p.m. PST This electron microscope image, produced and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Maryland, shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particle, an orange color, isolated from Patients (NIAID / National Institutes …